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"Boss Grady's Boys" "An emotional intensity, a theatrical fluidity, and a sense of humanity that are rare and very special."--"Sunday Tribune"

"Prayers of Sherkin" "A luminously beautiful work ... It has a crystalline clarity in its language, a deeply compassionate interest in character."--"Irish Times"

"White Woman Street" "Profound, amusing, and poetic, with a sure grasp of contemporary moods of displacement."--"Observer"

"The Only True History of Lizzie Finn" "A first-rate piece of writing ... the simplicity and innocent beauty of the language give it depth and an elegiac quality."--"Independent"

"The Steward of Christendom" "What takes one's breath away is the sheer beauty of Barry's writing. I venture to suggest that not even O'Casey or Synge wrote better than this ... An authentic Irish masterpiece."--"Guardian"

Sebastian Barry "Cerebral and lyrical, he is the new crown prince of Ireland's majestic theatrical tradition."--"Newsweek"